Military Experience

Hood recognizes the unique nature of the military lifestyle and has committed itself to easing the transfer of relevant course credits and crediting learning from appropriate military training and experiences per guidelines established by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Students must provide an official Joint Services Transcript (JST) as well as a copy of their DD214. JST is an academically accepted document approved by ACE to validate a service members military occupational experience and training along with the corresponding ACE college credit recommendations.

• All JST’s include credit evaluations by ACE. This includes a notation for the type of credit: V (vocational), L (lower-level credit), or U (upper-level credit). 
• Hood College accepts up to 30 credits of non-traditional credit.
• Hood College accepts Lower-level credits up to the credit maximum based on JST transcripts, as electives or potentially as satisfying specific requirements if approved by the appropriate Department Chair.
• Hood College also accepts Upper-level credits based on JST transcripts, as electives or potentially as satisfying specific requirements if approved by the appropriate Department Chair until the student has reached the maximum of 30 of non-traditional credits.
• Repeat credits and Vocational credits are not accepted.
• One credit in physical education is awarded for military basic training. First aid certification will receive elective credit for PE 214.